"About this!" Commander Zhang answered: "I want to ...... The most vocal should be Comrade Yang Xuefeng......"

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to me, and Commander Zhang turned to ...... Everyone was looking at me, waiting for my response.

From this point of view...... I think many people may have the same idea as Counselor Cao, or rather hold on to such a hope...... I hope to be able to beat the Soviet devils the border.

But I know...... This cannot really be said to be a hope, but an unrealistic fantasy.

"Let's put it this way......" I said, thinking about it, "the reason why we have been able to win many times on the battlefield in Afghanistan is mostly because of geographical advantages, and only a small part is because of manpower......"

"I'll have to correct that!" Commander Zhang interjected: "Geographical advantages are one reason, correct command and rational use of these advantages and learn from each other's strengths, this is another reason!" ”

I know Commander Zhang is praising me...... Although I am not thin-skinned, I still feel a little embarrassed to be praised in front of so many leaders.

Staff Officer Cao continued: "This is also what I emphasize...... Just as Battalion Commander Yang was able to defeat the Soviet army in Afghanistan using the terrain coupled with reasonable command, we can do the same...... Plus we now have the experience of fighting the Soviets again...... Of course, Comrade Yang Xuefeng got this point. That is to say...... We now know the strengths and weaknesses of ourselves and our enemies...... Why can't we find such a strategy or tactic to defeat the Soviet army by attacking the shortcomings of the enemy? ”

Commander Zhang didn't know how to answer when Staff Officer Cao said this, so he turned his gaze to me again...... This is his habit, throw me all the hot potatoes...... I'm used to it!

"Theoretically......" I nodded and said, "What Staff Officer Cao said is correct!" ”

When I said this, not only the other cadres were surprised, but even Commander Zhang's eyes were puzzled.

"But that's just theory!" As soon as I changed my words, I continued: "The battlefield is by no means a theory, and the winner on the battlefield is king, and the loser is the loser...... If you can find a strategy and tactics in practice that can attack the weaknesses of the other with your own strengths and can effectively block the offensive of the Soviet army...... That certainly won't be a problem! Otherwise...... Only in this way can we minimize our losses by adopting an active defense according to the original strategy! ”

As soon as I said this, all the cadres nodded one after another......

Comrade Yang Xuefeng is right. We have no better way to stop the Soviet offensive now! ”

"If you have to say something...... Active defense is the best way to do it now! ”

"If you want to change the strategy of active defense, you have to come up with an alternative plan!"

……

That's the theory...... Theoretically, there is no best, only better...... That's why I've always emphasized that "active defense" is best...... This is not convincing.

But I can do it another way...... That is to kick the ball to Counselor Cao...... If you don't think "active defense" is good enough, come up with a better alternative!

Now it was Staff Officer Cao's turn to be embarrassed, and he thought about it and replied, "I'm ...... In other words, we can discuss such a possibility together...... Let's see if there is anything that can be transferred to Battalion Commander Yang's tactics in Afghanistan...... The Soviet army also invaded Afghanistan, and if it wants to fight us, it will also be an invasion, and there are many similarities......"

"Staff Officer Cao!" I said, "You have to know...... The terrain of Afghanistan made the supply lines of the Soviet army under the attack of the guerrillas for a long time, and the Soviet army could only maintain 100,000 troops in Afghanistan...... Moreover, the highlands of Afghanistan basically rendered the Soviet army's modern equipment such as armored vehicles and tanks useless or limited the role of their modern equipment to a large extent, which I think you also saw in the report...... To put it simply. That is, if the Soviet army wants to win in Afghanistan, it must give up modern equipment and fight face-to-face with the Afghan guerrillas, and all they can have is individual equipment and air power!

But......

What if the Soviets attacked China from north to south?

First of all, the Soviet army has a wide supply line, and the Soviet army can fully mobilize domestic manpower and material resources to support a large number of troops to attack with all their might.

The second is that their modern equipment will not be limited by the terrain, and their air power will no longer be limited by the infantry on the ground, as in Afghanistan. It will also form a system with tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, infantry fighting vehicles, etc., which will increase in combat effectiveness in stages!

And what about us? I'm not an adult, and I'm not angry enough to destroy my prestige...... Many tactics matured in the troops of the USSR. But in our army it is just getting started...... Plus the drop in equipment. I can't think of any way to keep them out! ”

"Comrade Yang Xuefeng is right!" Staff Officer Cao nodded and said, "But what I want to say is...... Just because Camp Commander Yang can't think of it doesn't mean that everyone else can't think of it...... I mean brainstorming! ”

I suddenly felt that this Staff Officer Cao could not be defeated...... Because he doesn't have the point, or ...... One of the key points given is illusory, non-existent, and it takes everyone's concerted efforts to come up with it......

What's even worse is that there are now many cadres or soldiers in the troops...... All because the Soviet Union was defeated by a battalion commander and defeated by the guerrillas in Afghanistan, so the mentality has changed like Staff Officer Cao!

Before...... Then the Soviet army is our big brother! Almost all of our equipment is copied from the Soviet Union. In terms of momentum, it will naturally be shorter. Just like when our agent company first entered Afghanistan...... It was only after a few battles that I adjusted!

Now...... I think many fighters will be thinking...... We only sent one battalion of men over, and we were training only Afghan guerrillas...... In this way, the Soviet devils can be beaten into all kinds of miserable situations, are we all inferior to the Afghan guerrillas?

So...... In fact, what I have to face is not just Staff Officer Cao, but a kind of mentality of underestimating the enemy and some unrealistic illusions that are gradually growing among the cadres and even the troops.

"So be it!" Just when I didn't know how to respond. Commander Zhang replied, "What Staff Officer Cao said is not unreasonable...... As for what the Soviet army was like, let's just look at the report or look at the numbers, and not all of them are accurate......"

When I heard this, I realized...... The mentality of underestimating the enemy in the army may not only be related to my victory, but also to the "accuracy" of this report!

"I'll have it......" Commander Zhang continued, "there happens to be a unit similar to the Soviet army......"

As he spoke, Commander Zhang raised his head at me and said, "Maybe you all guessed that it is the synthetic battalion in the hands of Comrade Yang Xuefeng...... Can you fight it, let's practice and we'll understand! ”

"Hmm!" Listening to Commander Zhang's words, I couldn't help but be surprised...... It turned out that Commander Zhang asked us to train the synthetic battalion in the same way as the Soviet army, and there was also this purpose!

Then I quickly felt a sigh in my heart...... Commander Zhang, this is really a clever plan! Perhaps he already knew that there was such a mentality of underestimating the enemy in the army and some voices overthrowing the strategy of "cumulative defense", and he wanted to use our synthetic battalion to gag the mouths of these people!

"I said Lao Zhang!" Commander Zhang said this, and Commander Huang had some opinions: "Who of us doesn't know that this synthetic battalion is an elite general who has experienced a hundred battles, and this Comrade Yang Xuefeng is full of wisdom...... The Soviet devils were defeated by them, and you let them play the Soviet army...... I'm afraid it's not suitable! ”

"That's right!" A cadre chimed in: "Let the synthetic battalion play the Soviet army...... Even if our army loses, it doesn't mean that it can't defeat the Soviet army! ”

"I think it's a good fit!" Commander Zhang swung the Wen Jiàn in his hand onto the table and replied, "First of all, the equipment of the synthetic battalion is inferior to that of the Soviet army; secondly, the synthetic battalion has not been trained for a long time, which is obviously inferior to the Soviet army; Again, the tactics of the Soviet army are all written in this article...... If the synthetic battalion wants to play the Soviet army, it will naturally use the tactics of the Soviet army...... Lao Huang, do you still think that the synthetic camp has taken advantage? ”

Commander Huang thought about it, then nodded in agreement: "Makes sense...... Especially in this air power, our straight five changes are too much worse than other people's Mi 8 and Mi 24! If...... In this case, we can't even beat the synthetic battalion, let alone against the Soviet army! It's also good...... That's it! Just think of it as a warm-up before the official military exercise! What do you think, comrades? ”

"No problem!" One of the cadres nodded and said, "Just right...... We can also observe the combat style of the synthetic battalion on the spot, and also learn the tactics of the Soviet army...... I even think it is necessary to organize cadres from various units to study and exchange, which is much more vivid and intuitive than reading the report! ”

"That's a good idea!" Commander Huang nodded and said, "So...... All units can also make better preparations for future exercises, clearly know what kind of enemy they will face in the exercises, and make targeted decisions to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses...... It's just that Comrade Yang Xuefeng will have more pressure on his side......"

I know what the pressure Commander Huang is talking about...... This exercise certainly had many benefits for the Red Army, but it was also for those of us who were destined to play the role of the Blues...... That is undoubtedly to inform the enemy of possible tactics, and it can even be said that he is training the enemy how to deal with himself!

But that's all it takes...... What more can I say?

I had no choice but to step up and reply, "No problem!" Resolutely obey orders! (To be continued......)